Lewis Gets a Shot in Long Jump

The king of track and field in the United States for more than a decade and his heir apparent are the featured performers tonight as the Olympic trials resume after a day offTuesday.

Carl Lewis, who failed to make the team in the 100 meters Saturday with an eighth-place finish in the final, gets a second chance in the long jump.

He was shaky in qualifying Monday, needing all three jumps to advance at 26 feet 4 1/4 inches. But he didn’t seem concerned.

“I didn’t want to be too aggressive and risk injury,” said Lewis, who, nevertheless, was threatened by an errant hammer from the hammer throw. “I didn’t want to do anything crazy.”

Also taking a conservative approach, Michael Johnson finished second in all three qualifying rounds for today’s 400 final.

Johnson’s losing streak doesn’t figure to continue, but his winning one--52 in a row in finals--does, despite competition from defending Olympic champion Quincy Watts and world-record holder Butch Reynolds.

Johnson even suggested on Monday that he might challenge Reynolds’ world record of 43.29.

Barring injury, today is not the last time the crowds at the Centennial Olympic Stadiumwill see Lewis and Johnson. Both are entered in the 200, which starts with the first round Friday.

In another final today, Johnny Gray, 37, of Los Angeles, will try to make his fourth Olympic team in the 800.